Why did Maurice of Nassau see the town militias authorized by the Sharp Resolution as a threat?

Prince Maurice of Nassau viewed the town militias authorized by the Sharp Resolution as a threat because they were not integrated into the federal army and were not subject to his command as the province’s captain general.1

Maurice considered the recruitment of these independent armed units, known as waardgelders, to be an intolerable violation of the union statute. By bypassing his authority as the federal commander in chief, these militias challenged the centralized military structure he had worked to professionalize and control. Consequently, Maurice acted swiftly to disband these levies, viewing them as a direct subversion of his position and the established order of the Dutch Republic.12